Aetiological patterns and management outcome of paediatric head trauma: One-year prospective study

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-279

  Emejulu, J K C ^a   Shokunbi, M T ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Head injury; Motocycle; Radiography; Road; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956681648     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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